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The minaret of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, framed by a carved arch at dusk.Photo: OussamaHamama · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The minaret of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, framed by a carved arch at dusk on Wikimedia Commons
People strolling along the Boulevard de la Corniche in Ain Diab, Casablanca.Photo: Bertrand SOUBEYRAND · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: People strolling along the Boulevard de la Corniche in Ain Diab, Casablanca on Wikimedia Commons
Place Mohammed V in downtown Casablanca: the fountain and the clock tower of the Wilaya.Photo: Hamza Izourane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Place Mohammed V in downtown Casablanca: the fountain and the clock tower of the Wilaya on Wikimedia Commons
A shop of lanterns, rugs and leather in the Habous quarter of Casablanca.Photo: Omalihy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: A shop of lanterns, rugs and leather in the Habous quarter of Casablanca on Wikimedia Commons
The Jamaa Ould al Hamra mosque in the old medina of Casablanca.Photo: Farid mernissi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The Jamaa Ould al Hamra mosque in the old medina of Casablanca on Wikimedia Commons
The departures area of Terminal 1 at Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca.Photo: Hamza Izourane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The departures area of Terminal 1 at Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca on Wikimedia Commons
The zellige-tiled horseshoe-arch gateway of the Marché Central in downtown Casablanca.Photo: إيان · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The zellige-tiled horseshoe-arch gateway of the Marché Central in downtown Casablanca on Wikimedia Commons
The white building of Rick's Café above the old medina wall in Casablanca, its name and palm-tree sign on the facade.Photo: Stolbovsky · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The white building of Rick's Café above the old medina wall in Casablanca, its name and palm-tree sign on the facade on Wikimedia Commons
The Hassan Tower in Rabat and the rows of column stumps of the unfinished mosque around it, under a blue sky.Photo: Timothy A. Gonsalves · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The Hassan Tower in Rabat and the rows of column stumps of the unfinished mosque around it, under a blue sky on Wikimedia Commons
The vaulted Portuguese Cistern in El Jadida, its stone columns reflected in the water on the floor.Photo: Guilandre · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: The vaulted Portuguese Cistern in El Jadida, its stone columns reflected in the water on the floor on Wikimedia Commons
Inside the church of Notre-Dame de Lourdes in Casablanca: tall concrete piers, the altar and a statue of the Virgin on a wood-panelled wall.Photo: Remi Jouan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Inside the church of Notre-Dame de Lourdes in Casablanca: tall concrete piers, the altar and a statue of the Virgin on a wood-panelled wall on Wikimedia Commons
Msemen flatbread with honey and a glass of mint tea.Photo: Lucyin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Msemen flatbread with honey and a glass of mint tea on Wikimedia Commons
Glasses of Moroccan mint tea.Photo: Mbarak Nafa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Glasses of Moroccan mint tea on Wikimedia Commons
A vegetable tagine with olives, carrots and green beans in its clay dish.Photo: Khammal92 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: A vegetable tagine with olives, carrots and green beans in its clay dish on Wikimedia Commons
A plate of Moroccan couscous with vegetables.Photo: moncif ait ahmed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: A plate of Moroccan couscous with vegetables on Wikimedia Commons
A knitted black scrub mitt with red stripes, the kind used for a hammam scrub.Photo: Sophienath · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: A knitted black scrub mitt with red stripes, the kind used for a hammam scrub on Wikimedia Commons
A hall of the Museum of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca, with carved woodwork and framed pictures on display.Photo: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: A hall of the Museum of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca, with carved woodwork and framed pictures on display on Wikimedia Commons
The sign at the entrance of the Abderrahman Slaoui Foundation Museum, in Arabic, French and English.Photo: Musée Abderrahman Slaoui · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: The sign at the entrance of the Abderrahman Slaoui Foundation Museum, in Arabic, French and English on Wikimedia Commons
A long water channel with a fountain between rows of tall palms in the Parc de la Ligue Arabe, Casablanca.Photo: Turdyfirst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: A long water channel with a fountain between rows of tall palms in the Parc de la Ligue Arabe, Casablanca on Wikimedia Commons
A street mural in Casablanca of a smiling man in a hat against green hills, with a quotation in French and Arabic.Photo: Bertrand Soubeyrand · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: A street mural in Casablanca of a smiling man in a hat against green hills, with a quotation in French and Arabic on Wikimedia Commons
The empty hall of Les Anciens Abattoirs, the old Casablanca slaughterhouses, with concrete pillars and overhead rails.Photo: Mouauia rafii · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The empty hall of Les Anciens Abattoirs, the old Casablanca slaughterhouses, with concrete pillars and overhead rails on Wikimedia Commons
The Casablanca derby at the Stade Mohammed V in 2008: packed stands under giant red Wydad and green Raja shirts.Photo: mustapha_ennaimi · CC BY 2.0 · Source: The Casablanca derby at the Stade Mohammed V in 2008: packed stands under giant red Wydad and green Raja shirts on Wikimedia Commons
Aerial view of the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, its blue and yellow stands around the pitch and running track.Photo: DRONE PROD-CINE MAROC · CC0 · Source: Aerial view of the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, its blue and yellow stands around the pitch and running track on Wikimedia Commons
Sunset over the Atlantic from Tamaris beach at Dar Bouazza, west of Casablanca.Photo: Fabien Barbier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Sunset over the Atlantic from Tamaris beach at Dar Bouazza, west of Casablanca on Wikimedia Commons
The towers of Casablanca Finance City at Casa Anfa, seen down a palm-lined promenade.Photo: Turdyfirst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The towers of Casablanca Finance City at Casa Anfa, seen down a palm-lined promenade on Wikimedia Commons
Looking through the arched gate of the kasbah in Mohammedia towards a mosque minaret at dusk.Photo: Bentaia Hafid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Looking through the arched gate of the kasbah in Mohammedia towards a mosque minaret at dusk on Wikimedia Commons
Sacks of live snails for babbouche soup on a wooden stand at Souk Jmiaa in Casablanca.Photo: Mounir Neddi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Sacks of live snails for babbouche soup on a wooden stand at Souk Jmiaa in Casablanca on Wikimedia Commons
The Koutoubia Mosque and its minaret in Marrakech, in late-afternoon light.Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Source: The Koutoubia Mosque and its minaret in Marrakech, in late-afternoon light on Wikimedia Commons
Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech in the late afternoon, with stalls under green parasols.Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Source: Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech in the late afternoon, with stalls under green parasols on Wikimedia Commons
An Al Boraq high-speed train at the platform of Tanger Ville station.Photo: NicholasNCE · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: An Al Boraq high-speed train at the platform of Tanger Ville station on Wikimedia Commons
The minaret of the Kasbah Mosque in Tangier, seen over the medina rooftops.Photo: Robert Prazeres · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The minaret of the Kasbah Mosque in Tangier, seen over the medina rooftops on Wikimedia Commons
The Cape Spartel lighthouse above the sea west of Tangier.Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The Cape Spartel lighthouse above the sea west of Tangier on Wikimedia Commons
The square stone tower of the Skala du Port in Essaouira above the fishing harbour, packed with blue wooden boats.Photo: CastlesCatalog · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The square stone tower of the Skala du Port in Essaouira above the fishing harbour, packed with blue wooden boats on Wikimedia Commons
Orange sand dunes of the Erg Chebbi near Merzouga, with tufts of grass in the hollows.Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Orange sand dunes of the Erg Chebbi near Merzouga, with tufts of grass in the hollows on Wikimedia Commons
A village of flat-roofed houses on a slope of the Imlil valley, below snow-covered peaks of the High Atlas.Photo: Erokhin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: A village of flat-roofed houses on a slope of the Imlil valley, below snow-covered peaks of the High Atlas on Wikimedia Commons
The N9 road winding in hairpin bends through bare brown mountains near the Tizi n'Tichka pass in the High Atlas.Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The N9 road winding in hairpin bends through bare brown mountains near the Tizi n'Tichka pass in the High Atlas on Wikimedia Commons
The earthen ksar of Aït Benhaddou near Ouarzazate rising up its hill behind palms, seen across the dry riverbed.Photo: Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The earthen ksar of Aït Benhaddou near Ouarzazate rising up its hill behind palms, seen across the dry riverbed on Wikimedia Commons
The curve of Agadir's beach and bay seen from the hill above the city, with white apartment blocks in the foreground.Photo: AJSPARK4444 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: The curve of Agadir's beach and bay seen from the hill above the city, with white apartment blocks in the foreground on Wikimedia Commons
The Bab Mansour gate in Meknes, its tiled and carved facade above people crossing the square in front.Photo: Chris Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: The Bab Mansour gate in Meknes, its tiled and carved facade above people crossing the square in front on Wikimedia Commons
The Oualidia lagoon under a cloudy sky: bathers at the water's edge, small boats, a sandbar and the village along the far shore.Photo: Yasmrf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: The Oualidia lagoon under a cloudy sky: bathers at the water's edge, small boats, a sandbar and the village along the far shore on Wikimedia Commons
A fountain clad in green, blue and white zellige tilework at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, water falling from three brass spouts.Photo: Dahbi fatima zahrae · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: A fountain clad in green, blue and white zellige tilework at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, water falling from three brass spouts on Wikimedia Commons
The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret on the Atlantic at dusk, seen across rough sea from the seafront promenade.Photo: RIM 75 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret on the Atlantic at dusk, seen across rough sea from the seafront promenade on Wikimedia Commons
The white rooftops and apartment blocks of central Casablanca, with the minaret of the Hassan II Mosque against the Atlantic beyond.Photo: Sgroey · CC BY 4.0 · Source: The white rooftops and apartment blocks of central Casablanca, with the minaret of the Hassan II Mosque against the Atlantic beyond on Wikimedia Commons
Blue-painted steps in the medina of Chefchaouen, between flower pots, tiled walls and a zellige-framed doorway.Photo: Galanda23 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Blue-painted steps in the medina of Chefchaouen, between flower pots, tiled walls and a zellige-framed doorway on Wikimedia Commons
The Chouara tannery in the Fes medina from above: rows of white and dye-coloured vats among the old houses.Photo: Uwe Brodrecht · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: The Chouara tannery in the Fes medina from above: rows of white and dye-coloured vats among the old houses on Wikimedia Commons
A cobbled lane of white houses with blue-painted lower walls in the Kasbah of the Udayas, Rabat.Photo: Jorge Láscar · CC BY 2.0 · Source: A cobbled lane of white houses with blue-painted lower walls in the Kasbah of the Udayas, Rabat on Wikimedia Commons